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“faithful Champion”: The Theological Basis Of Milton’s Hero Of Faith by JOHN M. STEADMAN is a Arts and Humanities article available to read on EtoBox.
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In the ordeal of Milton's "Heroic Nazarite" scholars have usually recognized one or more of several "themes" -repentance, regeneration, the trial of faith and patience 1 ). Actually, in Milton's drama, as in his theology, these concepts are closely related, and a recognition of their interrelationship is essential for an adequate understanding of the fable of Samson Agonistes. According to Milton's De Doctrina Christiana, both repentance and faith are "effects of regeneration," and faith itself serves as "an instrumental and assisting cause" in the "gradual progress" of sanctification 2 ). In the course of the drama Samson "becomes as it were a new creature" -a man "sanctified both in body and soul, for the service of God and the performance of good works" 3 ). Nevertheless, since regenl ) For these and related interpretations, see Walter C.
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- Author
- JOHN M. STEADMAN
- Published
- 1959
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Arts and Humanities (Social Sciences)